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Fire alarm caused by burnt food at YMCA, Fitchburg MA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/15/2025 01:18 PM

Fitchburg, MA 01420

According to the dispatch call, a fire alarm at the YMCA on Wallace Avenue led to evacuation. Investigators found burnt popcorn in a staff lounge was the cause, not a fire.

Audio|Heard on: Fitchburg and Lunenburg Fire and Mid State Control

Listen to dispatch call

02:25

Transcript:

00:00

Attention, Fitchburg fire department.

00:02

Wallace Ave, the YMCA, on the box.

00:05

Engine 2, ladder 1,

00:08

the deputy,

00:09

rescue 3. That is Wallace Ave, the YMCA on the box.

00:15

Bridging 2,

00:16

ladder 1,

00:17

the deputy, rescue 3.

00:19

Farm 1621.

00:26

C-100 in the headquarters company Wallace Ave, the YMCA on the box.

00:33

C-100 in company your group channel 2 fireground your operating channel 2 fireground operating channel operating channel.

00:43

We have a three-story ordinary gymnasium complex.

00:48

The building's evacuated when I'm just found it will be investigating.

00:50

Seamanjo left command of Wallace.

00:54

Seward undrival off investigating.

00:57

1622.

01:03

Commandant file, we have initial reports of burnt food.

01:08

Received burnt food, 1623.

01:16

Firelightline rescue 2 will be BLS, Fire medic 1 will be clear.

01:23

Receive, rescue 2, BLS,

01:25

Biometric 1, clear.

01:32

Command, file, and file, and we can hold ladder 1, we can turn the other.

01:37

Receive, Deputy, holding ladder 1,

01:39

all other units,

01:41

clear, returning, 1625.

01:52

To command.

01:59

Fileance, C-100.

02:00

C-100 back.

02:05

That box is showing and restored all this pass.

02:13

Thank you. I'm going to stand by for one minute to make sure it hold.

02:16

We did have burnt popcorn in a staff lounge.

02:21

Received. Berm Pumpcorn.

02:24

1626.

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